On Thursday, Bihari Lal (50), a tailor, was parking his bicycle near his house in North West Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar area when a group of teenagers allegedly passed by him while hurling abuses. When the 50-year-old told them to mind the language, according to eyewitnesses, an argument ensued and escalated in no time. Bihari Lal was allegedly physically assaulted and stabbed amid the fight. He was rushed to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital where he was declared dead by doctors, said officers.
Police on Friday said a minor who stabbed the man was apprehended in the case. “The juvenile has been apprehended by the police staff. He disclosed that the offence was committed in a fit of rage due to alleged verbal abuse by the deceased. The weapon of offence has been recovered and efforts are underway to apprehend the other accused,” said a senior police officer.
According to the neighbours of Bihari Lal, who worked in Shastri Nagar, knife wielding teenagers have become a menace to their locality. “He had just come back from work and was parking his bicycle when some boys passed by him while using abusive language and kicking the boxes and buckets kept outside the houses. He (Bihari Lal) simply told the boys to not use such language since women also live in this area. Just hearing that those boys got angry and stabbed him,” Dimple, a neighbour, told reporters about the incident that took place on the evening of the first day of the New Year.
The police have registered a case at Adarsh Nagar police station under sections 103(1) (murder) and 3(5) (common intent) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.